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Optimistic SBY Ends Retreat With Vow to Act on Promises to Lift Indonesian Development
Armando Siahaan | April 22, 2010

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agoz
10:25am Apr 22, 2010

Agoz say : I think one of the most serious indonesian economic problem is that Indonesia has lost of her strategic resources, especialy in energy sector as consequential effect from privatization policies. the thing that should be blamed was Natural Resources Law that allowed private corporations involving in this energy bussines as concession holder that means owning these energy resources. they should be permitted to involve as a hired party for producing but all this outcome of energy goods belong to Indonesian Government. if this privatization abandoned, government will posseses control upon national energy for electricities, industries, etc. its ridiculous conditions that Indonesia suffers lack of energy whilst this country rich on resources. Nationalization upon energy sector is undesputable measure to gain our Indonesian economic power.

this opinion based on:

Rosool saw. say: " Human Beings possese together upon well,cattle plain, and fire (Energy)".


peterR
8:41am Apr 22, 2010

If income and taxes were to be used to benefit the country, instead of finding their way into the pockets of corrupt officials and elite criminals, it would be a good start.

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Tampaksiring, Bali. Capping three days of intensive government brain-storming to seek ways to move the country in the right direction during his second term, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday vowed to act on the game plan.

“What we have formulated together will be an instrument of governance and development,” said Yudhoyono, who had thrown himself actively into working group discussions. “Now, let us implement it.”

Speaking at the closure of the retreat at Tampaksiring Palace in Bali, Yudhoyono did not reveal any significant details of policy discussed over the three days, but he reiterated that he was charging his top economic minister, Hatta Rajasa, with implementing 10 economic directives that he had issued on the opening day. Those targets were broad, including calls for stronger economic growth and per-capita income and lower poverty and unemployment.

Attended by cabinet ministers, governors and members of the private sector, the resort island meeting was held to formulate the immediate strategic direction of the country in economic development and its impact on the people’s welfare.

Stressing that working on achieving these goals might lead to friction, Yudhoyono outlined eight avenues of improvement.
He urged healthy discussion between government, regional authorities and business.

He called on regional governments to work to realize national benchmarks on the local level. “If [national] economic growth is
6 percent, try to at least meet that number,” he said. “If it’s higher, that’s even better.”

Any improvement, he said, was for the people, so the formulas should meet public demands.

The five-year plan should also embrace the concept of “growth with equity,” he said.

On a policy level, Yudhoyono said the country should increase its reliance on self-financing, and cut back on foreign debt. To do this, he said, higher state revenues, including from taxes, should be achieved.

He added a caution that improving Indonesia did not solely depend on the government. “I am placing attention on both domestic and foreign investment,” he said, stressing the importance of non-government financing of the country’s development.

Yudhoyono ended his address on a bracing note: “I am aware that there are hindrances here and there. We are facing problems and challenges … but let’s remain optimistic. The opportunity is right in front of our eyes.”